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WEDNESDAY’S WOW! #26 – SPINNER CARDS!

May 23, 2018May 23, 2018 Jenny Hayward

I have a fun Spinner card for you today for Wednesday’s WOW! #26 I made this recently as a request from a friend. The same one who requested the 1st Birthday card in the last post.

I thought you might like to see how to put one together.

I was asked to make a Baby Shower card in yellow/cream colours. I wanted to make something a little different so created it as a Spinner card.

This is the card using the set A Little Wild. It was the first time I have used this set – and I have had it sitting there for a while! The great thing too is that it has a back stamped image so this works great for the Spinner Cards PLUS it has matching Framelits so you don’t even have to hand cut it.

This is the front of the card. I coloured the cute little lion with the Stampin’ Blends.

And we have the back of the Spinner.

HOW TO CREATE A SPINNER CARD

1. Cut a card base to a standard card size. I used Whisper White here. Cut a piece of So Saffron card slightly smaller and a piece of Whisper White smaller again. For metric I reduce the card size measurements by 4mm on each piece. For US card sizes you might like to reduce the size by 1/4″ on each piece. Of course it’s totally a personal preference.

Cut a circle using the 2nd largest Circle Framelit in the Layering Circles Framelits set from your smaller piece of Whisper White card.

2. Layer all the pieces together starting with the card base then the So Saffron piece then the Whisper White. Place the next size down circle Framelit inside the already cut circle on the white. See the photo below.

3. Carefully place the card pieces in the Big Shot to cut your circle out. You may carefully remove the top white card piece if you like without disturbing the position. (Just a tip: If you are unsure you can lightly tracing the inside of the circle Framelit with pencil so you can see where to line it up if it moves before cutting it).

4. Take the White card base with the right side facing upwards. Place a length of twine or even fishing line across the cut out circle. Adhere both top and bottom with tape. I have used the thin White Baker’s Twine which has now retired on this one. Be sure that the twine is pulled tight when you are taping it down.

5. Adhere the So Saffron card piece over the top of the white card base. Before adhering the top white card piece run that through your Embossing Folder if you like to. I used the Sparkle Embossing Folder.

Stamp and colour your images and then cut them out. On the back of your images run a length of Snail Adhesive on them. Place the front one over the centre of the twine. Turn your card over and adhere your other image directly on to the first one. You can now spin your images around and let it go and watch it spin.

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I made a Christmas Spinner card a while ago which you can see -> HERE. This was based on a similar idea but I used Designer Series Paper and one layer with the card base.

Have fun spinning. I would love to see your versions. Share your Spinner cards you create by emailing me them or tagging me. I would love to see them.

Jenny

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ECLIPSE WELCOME SIGN!

May 14, 2018May 14, 2018 Jenny Hayward

I started making this sign before Christmas at a team meeting and as usual hadn’t finished it. I put it aside and actually forgot about it. When I was clearing up things the other week I found it and thought it must get finished. So yesterday, although it was Mother’s Day here I did get some time to indulge in a little creating for me and got about doing it.

I thought you might like to see it. Nothing fancy but I thought it would be nice to hang in my studio to welcome all the lovely stampers that come along to classes.

This is using the Eclipse technique with the Large Letters Framelits and the Touches of Texture.

This is the length of an A4 sheet of white but I have cut the width to about 15cm (6″) I think. I backed the Whisper White card on some thick card from the Foil Sheets packaging we get and then backed that on some Silver Foil.

I think I will add some sparkle with the Wink of Stella pen??

I have classes several times per month in the Wollongong area so come along, and bonus – you can see this in real life and get to have some creative fun with all my other lovely stampers. 🙂

Thanks for visiting,

Jenny

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WEDNESDAY’S WOW! #25 – PUNCH/DIE GUIDE!

May 9, 2018May 9, 2018 Jenny Hayward

Wednesday’s come around so quickly. It’s time for another Wednesday WOW!. Do you like these each week? I would love to know what you think and if you have any tips, ideas that you would like to see here then please drop me a comment. I would love to hear from you.

Wednesday’s WOW! #25 I have a useful tool for you. I use this a lot in my stamping and thought I would share it with you.

This is my Punch/Die Guide.

They are black tags which I have punched or diecut labels or small circle shapes. Each one is labelled with what they are. I have it handy hanging above my desk. When I have a sentiment to stamp I use this to see what shape or size would suit best. You can just lay the shape over the stamp to see. Just a note: On the photo above I have it positioned over the front cover of a stamp set. That’s fine if the sentiments are at actual size. Just be aware of that. If they are different you can position it over the stamp itself.

The tags are strips of Black card. They measure 7.5cm wide by 12cm long. (approx. 3″x 5″). You can make them any size you like. Punch a hole in the top of each card so you can loop the tags through a clip. Each year I update this with the current punches and dies.

Hope this is helpful.

Thanks for stopping by,

Jenny

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SWEET SOIREE COLLAR CARD!

April 23, 2018April 23, 2018 Jenny Hayward

I have another card to share with you today using the gorgeous Sweet Soiree Specialty Designer Series Paper. One more way that you can #usethatpaper I am on a mission to use up my paper instead of storing it and hoping to help you in using your stash. There are some lovely, gorgeous paper to come in the new catalogue, so you need to use this paper.

I have to admit one of the dilemmas of using the gorgeous Stampin’ Up! paper is – which side do you use?? Usually there is gorgeous prints on both sides and you don’t want to cover one to show the other side. SO, I think this fold is great as you can see both sides at once.

This card is a Collar card. I was reminded of this card when I went looking through some older blog posts. You can see that one I made -> HERE.

I liked both sides of this piece of Sweet Soiree paper so it was nice to see both of them.

To create a Collar Card

Cut your white card slightly smaller than your card base – 4mm (1/4″ ) smaller. Cut your piece of Designer Series Paper 4mm (1/4″) smaller than the white card mat.

On your piece of Designer Series Paper, at the half way point on the right hand side, which is approximately 4.8cm. Cut in from this point 5cm (2″). Fold back each section from the end of the cut to the corner of the piece of paper.

Adhere this piece on to your white card and then on to the card base. Adhere under each flap to hold them down.

Stamp the sentiment on the white section. This one is from the Waterfront set. I cut a flower from the Flourish Thinlits from Silver Foil.

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Now you can see both side. 🙂

Have a great day,

Jenny

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SOMETHING QUICK WITH THE SWEET SOIREE PAPER!

April 20, 2018April 21, 2018 Jenny Hayward

OK, Let’s chat. Do you have lots of pretty paper sitting in your craft stash?? I can guess you do. It looks so nice sitting there but you are scared to cut in to it or you might be saving it for a “special” project?? Yes I know. It is tough!

So a new catalogue is coming very soon and we will have more pretty paper to collect. We need to use this paper we have now.

SO… Let’s use it. I am going to be sharing some projects over the next days and weeks to USE THAT PAPER. Will you join me?? I am sharing these projects on here and Facebook and Instagram and adding #usethatpaper So you can join in with me.

Today’s project is using that gorgeous SweetSoireepaper. It is so pretty and I was really hesitant to use it but really …

Anyway, here is the card.

Cut the Designer Series paper about 2cm (3/4″) shorter than you would usually. Cut off 2.5cm (1″). Adhere them to the Whisper White card with the smaller section at the bottom of the card. Stamp your sentiment in the white space. This is from the set Birthday Blossoms. The leaf is from the Flourish Thinlits cut from Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper although you can’t see the sparkle too well.

ok. Go and grab some pretty paper and #usethatpaper

Have a happy, crafty weekend.

Jenny

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COLOURING THE PETAL PASSION PAPER!

April 19, 2018April 19, 2018 Jenny Hayward

I have seen on Pinterest and around some beautiful projects colouring this gorgeous print from the Petal Passion Designer Series Paper. I have been saving this small piece of the paper for some time so I could colour it. I finally got to do it the other day. I have to say I was a little nervous. If I messed it up I didn’t have any more. It turned out OK. I coloured the piece with the Stampin’ Blends. They colour so smoothly and easily.

I kept the card simple. I layered the piece on to some black card and then a Pool Party card base. The “celebrate” was from the Celebrate You Thinlits and I cut one from Silver Foil and one from white card. Then off-set them to adhere them together.

Such gorgeous paper. I hope you have grabbed some before it is gone??

Have a great day,

Jenny

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ONSTAGE SWAPS IN RETURN!

April 14, 2018April 14, 2018 Jenny Hayward

I showed you my swap card I made for Onstage a couple of posts back. If you missed it then just head back 2 posts. Today I thought I would show you my swaps I received in return. I only made about 30 so just have a small number. It’s great swapping with other demonstrators to get new ideas and different ways of using a stamp set. You might like to see them.

Cards with Backgrounds.

These cards are created with either lovely paper (The Painted with Love Specialty DSP) or with a stamped background. The bottom left card uses the Texture Embossing Paste. The bottom right has a watercolour wash. Then you have a lovely scene using the Waterfront set.

Piggies and Birds

These are cute. 🙂

Flowers

So many variations.

Banners and Greetings

Add a sentiment and a little background. The bottom left card is a Baby Wipe technique like I used on my swap card.

3D

Some fun fold card and treat holders and other special pieces.

I hope you liked to see these. It’s always good to share new ideas.

Thanks to everyone who swapped with me.

Have a great weekend,

Jenny

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WEDNESDAY’S WOW! #21- BABY WIPE PETAL PALETTE SWAP CARD FOR ONSTAGE!

April 11, 2018April 11, 2018 Jenny Hayward

I will tell you more about Onstage shortly but I thought since it is Wednesday. It is time for Wednesday’s WOW! #21.

This card was my swap for Onstage in Sydney. I thought I would share this with you today and show you how I created it.

This is made with the Baby Wipe Technique. I had wanted to try this technique for some time and was reminded about it recently.

Here is how to create your own.

Below is a graphic for you to PIN but below is more details on how to do it.

1. Fold 2-3 Baby Wipes in half and lay them on a plate. A smooth plastic plate is best. I ended up using a couple of paper plates together as that is all I had suitable. Be sure to have a couple though as the ink leaks through. The paper plates are ok for a small number of inkings. Add dots of your first colour of reinker over different spots on the wipes. Then add your 2nd colour and lastly your 3rd colour. I think 3 colours are enough. The colours I used are Bermuda Bay, Tangerine Tango and Rich Razzleberry.

2. Ink up your stamp as you would normally on an inkpad.

3. Stamp your inked stamp onto your card. If you are stamping multiple of images then clean your stamp and ink your stamp again between each one. Your Baby Wipe Inkpad should last quite a number of stampings. I think I got 15-20 from the one inked wipe.

4. Complete your card as you like.

To finish my card.

Adhere the Bermuda Bay card mat to a Thick Whisper White card base. Cut the circular Border Thinlit from the Petals and More Thinlits from Dazzling Diamonds Glimmer Paper and adhere down the left hand side of the Bermuda Bay Card. Adhere your stamped white card you had created with the Baby Wipe Technique on to the card. On the right hand side stamp the flower image from the Petal Palette set in Bermuda Bay ink.

Stamp the bird in black on scrap white card and cut it out with the matching Framelit from the set. Stamp the sentiment on to Tangerine Tango card and cut with the Oval from the Stitched Shapes Framelits. Raise both the bird and the sentiment off the card with Dimensionals.

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Have you tried the Baby Wipe Technique before?? I am keen to try it again. Each time you stamp it works out differently so give it a go if you haven’t.

Just to show you how different they can be. Here is all the stamped pieces when they were done. I inked the leaf in different positions on the wipe at times to get the variations.

(Not the best lighting but it might show you). 🙂

Have a great day,

Jenny

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COLOURING THE SPRINGTIME FOILS PAPER – PART 3!

March 28, 2018March 28, 2018 Jenny Hayward

Yet even more ways to colour the Springtime Foils Specialty Designer Series Paper. The last 2 posts have shown colouring with the Blends and sponging. (head back to see those posts if you missed them). Today’s post is colouring the Foils paper by Swiping ink over it.

I have shared some cards doing this in past posts too. You can see them -> HERE and HERE. The first one shows a video (as good as it is 😉 ) of inking it up. You can see it if you dare. Great timing for our Wednesday WOW! this week as you can go back and review that.

The piece above was actually the piece I inked up in the video in the early post so I thought why waste that. This time I used the Flourish Thinlits. The sentiment is from Balloon Celebration. So pretty and soft that mini Organza ribbon.

On the card above I swiped over Bermuda Bay on to a piece of the Springtime Foils Paper. It needed a few swipes with it and I will say it can look a bit blotchy and you think “what have I done!!”. Once you wipe over it with a tissue it smooths it out and looks nice. Believe me. 🙂 The sentiment is from Beautiful Day again.

So now you don’t have to leave this paper plain (or you can). How easy is it to colour the paper with ink in different way.

So have you got this paper yet? I hope so. You only have until Saturday. And it’s free too. Stock up on some card and adhesives and maybe throw in a stamp set that is sitting on your wish list and you are there are $90. Then pick this paper up before it is gone. Head to my store -> HERE to order it now.

Thanks for looking,

Jenny

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COLOURING THE SPRINGTIME FOILS – PART 2!

March 27, 2018March 27, 2018 Jenny Hayward

Today, Part 2 of colouring the Springtime Foils Designer Series Paper I will show how you can sponge the paper with ink.

On the striped piece of Springtime Foils paper I sponged over the piece with Pool Party ink using a sponge. The lower part of the card was sponged darker than up towards the top where that was very light to no sponging. Once you have sponged the piece just lightly wipe over it with a tissue to remove any ink sitting on the embossed stripes. I adhered some Silver Foil strips behind it before adhering to a Thick White card base. The sentiment is from Beautiful Day. I added a small angled strip of Pool Party under the sentiment. I just noticed that the Rhinestone I put on the sentiment piece has slipped to the corner of the card. Oops! I will fix that on the card. 🙂

On the next card I loved the colours in a card I saw on Pinterest.

I randomly sponged Pear Pizzazz, Daffodil Delight and Soft Sky over the card then sponged over with a tissue. I kept the layout the same as the one above layering it on Gold Foil strips this time.

Tomorrow another way to colour your Foils so be sure to check in with that.

Jenny

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